Abstract

Foreword: Arguments for Protected Areas 1. Protected Areas: Linking Environment and Well-Being 2. Vital Sites: Protected Areas Supporting Health and Recreation Case study 2.1: Protecting Medicinal Resources in Colombia Case Study 2.2: Parks Victoria (Australia) 'Healthy Parks Healthy People Initiative' 3. Running Pure: Protected Areas Maintaining Purity and Quantity of Urban Water Supplies Case Study 3.1: Protecting Water Supplies to Caracas, Venezuela 4. Food Stores: Protected Areas Conserving Crop Wild Relatives and Securing Future Food Stocks Case Study 4.1: Crop Genetic Diversity Protection in Turkey Case Study 4.2: Conservation of Endangered CWRs in Mexico s Sierra de Manantl n 5. Nursery Tails: Protected Areas Conserving Wild Marine and Freshwater Fish Stocks Case Study 5.1: Freshwater Fishery Sustainability in Lake Malawi, East Africa Case Study 5.2: Managing and Monitoring Success: The Story of Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines 6. Natural Security: Protected Areas and Hazard Mitigation Case Study 6.1: Environmental Degradation and The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 Case Study 6.2: Restoration and Protection Plan to Reduce Flooding in the Lower Danube 7. Safety Net: Protected Areas Contributing to Human Well-Being Case Study 7.1: Population-Health-Environment Approaches in Kiunga Marine National Reserve, Kenya 8. Beyond Belief: Linking Faiths and Protected Areas to Support Biodiversity Conservation Case Study 8.1: The Ancient Sacred Natural Sites in Al Hoceima National Park, Morocco 9. Living Traditions: Protected Areas and Cultural Diversity Case Study 9.1: Angkor Wat Protected Landscape: Where Culture, Nature and Spirit Meet Case Study 9.2: Inuit Partnerships in the Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada 10. Diverting Places: Linking Travel, Pleasure and Protection Case Study 10.1: Managing Tourism in South Korea s Protected Area System 11. Climate Change: The Role of Protected Areas in Mitigating and Adapting to Change Case Study 11.1: Protected Areas Helping to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Brazil Britaldo Silveira 12. Making Peace: Protected Areas Contributing to Conflict Resolution Case Study 12.1: La Amistad Binational Biosphere Reserve in Costa Rica and Panama 13. Nature Conservation: Leaving Space for Biodiversity Case Study 13.1: One Hundred Years of Conservation Success at Kaziranga National Park, India 14. Precious Places: Getting the Arguments Right Index

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